The Farmer Found Out
Once upon a time a farmer had 1500 bushels of wheat which be sold, not to a grain merchant, but to 1,500 dealers a bushel each…
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Farming & the land, 1926
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Dairy Clubs for Boys and Girls
The year 1914 marked the beginning of a line of work in the interests of better dairying which has proved of the greatest value, and is destined to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Market. Easter in London
The London wheat market is reported caster owing to heavy ship[?]ents. Buyers were holding off and the market was idle. No fresh sales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Firms Sheep Unaltered
Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report Sheep 22,000 penned. The market opened a little better, but later weakened the sales showing no…
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Messrs W. Bailey and Sons report having held a very successful mixed sale of both dairy and store cattle at the Shire saleyards on Friday last, 28th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral Awards. Federal and State
The danger of having two awards covering the same class of labour in the pastoral industry was emphasised by Mr. C. G. Waddelll, president of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mammitis. Disease Among Dairy Cattle. Children Affected. Kempsey
That much of the throat and ear troubles prevalent among children during recent months is due to the disease among dairy herds, known as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Market. Position in Queensland
The chairman of the Queensland Butter Board has announced that owing to the good season in New South Wales and Victoria, and the heavy…
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In the absence of sales in this centra/ the trade is very quiet for the time being, whilst the buyers are away in Brisbane attending a series of sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Position. London Market Easier
Though cables privately received state that the London wheat market is easier, "owing to better American crop prospects," American quotations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales (Reuter's Cable.) London, Tuesday Night
The wool sales, which were interrupted by the British strike, were resumed in London yesterday. Prices were unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral. Sheep Dips. Different Types and Their Arrangement
A sheep dip consists of a long, narrow swimming bath about 2 feet wide and 5 feet deep. At the entrance are the forcing pens and…
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Messrs Prescott Ltd., report as follows under date 22nd May:— Sydney.—Production continues to decline, the shrinkage on the week being about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →JUNIOR v. Butter Factory
The curtain raiser for Saturday's football is a match between the Muswellbrook juniors and the butter factory. The former are confident…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grazier Discharged. Alleged Sheep Stealing
The case against Allan Burling, a grazier, who was charged with stealing 66 ewes and 29 lambs, the property of Herbert Sinclair Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Market. Milling Offals Only Active
There is no change in the local wheat market. Buyers' ideas are still on the limits of 5/8 for bagged wheat in the country and 6/3 ex trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. The Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Sales the London Market. London, June 2
At the wool sales this afternoon there was a good selection of all classes, and prices were unchanged. Continental buyers were the chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Australian Dairy Council How It Has Brought About Commercial Standardisation
The genesis of standardisation of butter began with the action of the late Coastal Farmers' Society in sending Mr. V. Doyle to New Zealand, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scone Co-op. Dairy Co
Things are beginning to take a turn for the better at the Scone Coop. Dairy Co., Ltd.. which, like most similar concerns throughout the State,…
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